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to lie down / to die
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭|磕头
Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app
spearhead / barb / an attack or criticism
HSK 7-9
rock-paper-scissors (hand game)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *頭* | 頭* | *頭
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *頭* | 頭* | *頭
suffix for nouns
HSK 2
chief labor contractor
lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
to start / at first / beginning
skeleton / skinny person / a mere skeleton
in front / in advance of the field
(bird species of China) Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than
HSK 7-9
all year round
HSK 7-9
tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production / by extension, the lead role
large meatball ("lion's head")
on hand / at hand / one's financial situation
HSK 7-9
(bird species of China) Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
gang leader / mafia boss
from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing)
dead-end road; (fig.) impasse
to bump one's head / to kowtow with head-banging on the ground
the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities) / (slang) (Tw) the first reply to a blog post etc
lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. superhuman abilities; exceptional capability
one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously
HSK 7-9
to suffer / to suffer for one's actions / to pay dearly / to burn one's fingers
the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
to play tricks / to deceive
when things come to a head (idiom)
to cause sth unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else) / to do sth inauspicious / to have a stroke of bad luck
to whisper to one another's ear
HSK 7-9
head / chief
bald eagle
header (computing)
(physiognomy) the tip of the nose
(coll.) accuracy
size / height
(coll.) my ass!; yeah, right! (used to mock a claim sb just made, as in 專家個頭|专家个头 "expert", my ass!)
repeat customer
(bird species of China) Manipur fulvetta (Fulvetta manipurensis)
embroidered headband used as decoration by actors or in Hui ethnic group / to reward an actor with brocade headband
(to get a) haircut
first class / prime / main
(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
to bow the head / to yield / to give in
HSK 6
head of nail
person / number of people / (per) capita / (a person's) head / (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
short of money / hard up
a vendor's stall
erguotou (sorghum liquor)
one-sided enthusiasm (abbr. for 剃頭挑子一頭熱|剃头挑子一头热)
Baotou, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day / frequently
to take the lead
turban / headband
flagship product; star product
enthusiasm / zeal / vigor / strength
HSK 7-9
slow-witted / blockhead / log (of wood, timber etc) / CL: 塊|块,
HSK 3
(bird species of China) red-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps)
to admit defeat; to accept having lost
(soccer) header
to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb) / reactive (rather than proactive)
nipple
to raise one's head
the Beatles (music band)
head of a turtle / glans penis
frequency with which people turn their heads to look; degree of attracting attention / percentage of repeat customers (catering, hospitality etc)
size / height / stature
HSK 7-9
both ends / both parties to a deal
quadriceps muscle group / thigh muscles
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) / (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
mountain top
to raise one's head; to look up / (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth / (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
HSK 5
reputation
to have a headache
oral / verbal
HSK 7-9
the upper margin of a page
to scoop the best camera shots / to grab the limelight
canned laughter; laugh track
triceps muscle / triceps brachii
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
hair (on the head)
HSK 2
to put oneself out in the public eye (said of sb for whom doing so is deemed unseemly)
enemy (idiom); opponent / arch-enemy
troublesome person; difficult person to deal with
to stick out one's tongue
to shake one's head
HSK 5
a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold
in the end / finally / as a result
HSK 7-9
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom) / hoisted by one's own petard
beginning / to start
HSK 6
beckon
separately / severally / parted hair
to lead (an animal by the head) / to take the lead / to coordinate (a combined operation) / to mediate / a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)
HSK 7-9
bounced check; bad check / (idiom) empty promise
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom) / fig. at a total loss

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